Bill Text: VA SB1178 | 2017 | Regular Session | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0812) [SB1178 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-SB1178-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0812) [SB1178 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-SB1178-Engrossed.html
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SENATE BILL NO. 1178
Senate Amendments in [ ] -- January 23, 2017
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section
numbered 54.1-3408.4, relating to prescription of buprenorphine without
naloxone; limitation.
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Patron Prior to Engrossment--Senator Chafin
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-3408.4 as follows:
§54.1-3408.4. Prescription of buprenorphine without naloxone; limitation.
Prescriptions for buprenorphine mono or products containing buprenorphine without naloxone shall be issued only for a patient who is pregnant.
[ 2. That the provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 2022. ]